CVE-2018-15469 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2018-15469: An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.11.x. ARM never properly implemented grant table v2, either in the hypervisor or in Linux. Unfortunately, an ARM guest can still request v2 grant tables; they will simply not be properly set up, resulting in subsequent grant-related hypercalls hitting BUG() c

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2018-15469 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.11.1~pre.20180911.5acdd26fdc+dfsg-2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen
```

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